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Top African-American Children’s Books for 2018

Our annual selection of the most impactful and beautifully illustrated books for young readers of African descent.

Baby Says

Baby Says

by John Steptoe

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The Skin I’m In

The Skin I’m In

by Sharon G. Flake

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The Season of Styx Malone

The Season of Styx Malone

by Kekla Magoon

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Sing to the Moon

Sing to the Moon

by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl

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So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom

by Gary D. Schmidt

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Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams

Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams

by Howard Bryant

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Mommy’s Khimar

Mommy’s Khimar

by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

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I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t

I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t

by Leo and Diane Dillon

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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy

by Tony Medina

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Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

by Margot Lee Shetterly

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I Am Loved

I Am Loved

by Nikki Giovanni

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The Middle Passage: White Ships/ Black Cargo

The Middle Passage: White Ships/ Black Cargo

by Tom Feelings

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Let the Children March

Let the Children March

by Monica Clark-Robinson

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